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America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division
By Layli Nazarova, Olivia George, Hannah Natanson, Liam Scott, Juan Benn Jr., Natalie Allison, John Woodrow Cox - 7/4/2026, 3:56 PM - 52 words
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America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division
Dawn had just cracked on America’s 250th birthday when a couple from Texas jogged past a sign outside the U.S.
Capitol that read “POLICE LINE — DO NOT CROSS.”
It was the start of a day that did not go according to plan.